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Faustman's Type 1 Diabetes Cure Raises Debate Posted: Friday, August 31, 2012

Dr. Denise Faustman's announcement of the results of a small study of a handful of type 1 patients showing the regeneration of beta cells with the use of a TB vaccine that has been available for years is causing a controversy in the medical community.

Type 1 Develops More Slowly Than Thought Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012

Study finds gradual decline in insulin production, which could extend treatment options.

Pig Transplant Boosts Diabetes Hopes Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2011

A pig's pancreatic islets were transplanted into a diabetic monkey which was then administered a newly developed immune-regulating antibody. As a result, the monkey's blood-sugar level was automatically controlled without any rejection, and has been healthy for the last six months.

Scientists Getting Closer to a Possible Cure for Diabetes Posted: Saturday, September 24, 2011

Glucose-sensing enzyme holds the key to insulin production, according to breakthrough Israeli research pointing the way towards a possible cure for diabetes.

EASD: Outpatient Test Discriminates MODY from Type 1 Diabetes Posted: Saturday, September 24, 2011

A measure of the postprandial ratio of urinary C-peptide to creatinine (UCPCR) can distinguish maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) from type 1 diabetes mellitus, allowing some children who would otherwise be treated with insulin to receive oral antidiabetic agents alone.

New Ways Discovered to Stimulate Pancreatic Beta Cell Growth Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hoffmann-LaRoche and the JDRF have discovered not only a protein that regulates beta cell growth, but also a chemical compound that stimulates it.

Researchers Uncover Potential Breakthrough Cure for Type 1 Diabetes Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011

"We've all been brought up to think insulin is the all-powerful hormone without which life is impossible, but that isn't the case," says Dr. Roger Unger from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Discovery of Important New Player in Diabetes Onset Posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010

A research team led by a La Jolla Institute scientist has unmasked a previously unknown cellular player, which is critical to proper insulin secretion.

Cells in Pancreas Can Spontaneously Change into Insulin-Producing Cells Posted: Sunday, April 18, 2010

Alpha cells in the pancreas, which do not produce insulin, can convert into insulin-producing beta cells, advancing the prospect of regenerating beta cells as a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

Key to Reversing Type 1 Diabetes Discovered Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Doctors at Eastern Virginia Medical School's Strelitz Diabetes Center have been stalking the culprit responsible for Type 1 diabetes. Now, they are one step closer.

 

 

 

 

 

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